Hello to you all I was at a car auto jumble and i have fancied a c5 for years and one was for sale at the show stupidly i just made an offer much lower than the marked price at the end of the day and he said ok so i didn't inspect the purchase at all. As a lotus fan( lotus 30 may have given that one away) and I now have a grand son so i thought good idea some thing that goes don't have to buy petrol just plug it in, and the wife will pass it no problem, It's for the grandson love ;). So Help please what should it have on it I have no idea the wiring looks as if it has been hacked into I am in south wales any one around here please get in touch.ANDY B
Hi there welcome to the forum ...Any photo's would be a good start ...bye Chas
ok in the morning when i have good light thank you. andy b
Welcome to the forum - we are a friendly bunch so any questions just ask and you will be up and running in no time :) :)
Ok how do i upload the pics all these forums have different ways of doing it andy b
Try this :
http://c5alive.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,627.0.html
OK first i need a photo bucket account this could take a while. >:(
Think i have got it posted on gallery andy b
Hi and welcome to th forum, we will all try and help you get your C5 running, good luck.
Lance
Hello Every one Going to strip the body off i have a mate who has fixed tv's for years. what are the obvious parts that normally pop on the electronics as far as the drive motor i am ok should fix or service that myself.I want to have a go to get to know the machine radio marty sounds like a true enthusiast . I have read on the site 24v gives you more speed. does the motor have higher revs or do you change the gearing to achieve it. I can't believe the cost of some of the parts on e/bay wow cheeper to get another c5. andy b
Hi the 24v conversion gets rid of the standard POD and control box. Most use the 4QD Uni8 controller and speed throttle. The use of the standard motor gearbox is used with additional cooling. Slowly on ramping the speed, as to not put too much strain on the gearbox or it will fail.
You end up putting twice the voltage and thus more current through the motor which in turn upto twice the speed. Hope this helps.
Lance
what is 4qd uni8!!! lay man's terms please. So i have to make some decisions where i am to go with the electrics 12v repairs or 24v new your view's please on both systems. andy b
Hi see attached link
http://www.4qd.co.uk/prod/uni.html (http://www.4qd.co.uk/prod/uni.html)rently don't
It depends on what you want from your C5. I have two standard ones and wanted something different so I am spraying and modifying the body and adding 24v control. I am also looking at modifying the POD but that will take some time, what I currently don't have so its going to be next year now.
Lance
Wow that looks good. I think i will wait for more input from the forum, In the interim i shall set to removing the wiring loom and fault find the original .
andy b
Hi there Welcome ...If you are interested in a 24 volt Take a look on the Site on the forum under The Chas section .. You will see a buildup of a 24 volt C5 ..bye Chas
Hello and welcome to the C5 Alive forum, I also am a very keen Lotus fan, loved the Espirit for over thirty years since watching James bond when I was a young boy and still like the new Lotus models.
Retro Andy.
Hi you are right I also love the models In the Bond films
On the subject of Lotus, I got a ride in a S2 Europa earlier today at the NEC Classic Motor Show. Just a shame I wasn't looking at the camera when the picture was taken :-[
(http://i839.photobucket.com/albums/zz311/kamilb1998/Footman%20James%20Classic%20Motor%20Show%202012/IMG_1175.jpg)
Not quite C5 but you all have an interest in lotus I have one S3 Esprit in the paint shop and i was on flea bay looking for parts and came across a S3 turbo esprit for a buy now £3500 monkey saw and monkey bought Then i had to go to anglesey to collect it a 10hour tow to get it home.
I am flat out at the moment restoring a 1960 albatross speed boat. With a coventry climax engine trying to prep the hull for paint it has well over a thousand rivets in the aircraft spec aluminium holding it together very time consuming. So the C5 will have to wait until it is to cold to paint the boat. as i have a smaller w/shop cheaper to heat to do the C5 A nice friendly forum this i look forward to meet some of you at may be the hoover factory as i am based in wales. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU C5 YOU ALL LATER 8) 8)
ANY ONE INTERESTED IN THE ALBATROSS GOOGLE ALBATROSS MARINE AND LOOK AT HIS SITE SORRY NO GOOD AT PUTING IN WEB LINKS MY BOAT IS A MK1 CONTINENTAL